Party bus owner robbed at gunpoint

LA MESA  The owner of a party bus was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night by five men in La Mesa.

The bus was parked at Grossmont Center about 10:20 p.m. when the robbers approached the man, La Mesa police said. The owner told police he was walking to his car as passengers were boarding the bus.

One of the men pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim’s personal belongings, police said. The robbers then got into a white, four-door Chevy sedan and headed west on Grossmont Center Drive, police said.

The gunman was described as black and in his 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall wearing a gray, hooded sweat shirt, a white T-shirt, black pants and a black do-rag. He was carrying a black semi-automatic handgun.

A second man was said to black, 19 to 20 years old, with a black pony tail wearing a green, flannel shirt.

The other three were also described as black, 18 to 20 years old and 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 11 inches tall.